Editorial - Posted by admin on July 31, 2013
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With a monologue that lasted just four-and-a-half minutes, former Justice Minister Roland Duncan has created the impression that he was forced to step down after the fall of the previous government - and that he is bitter about it. Duncan speaks a
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 31, 2013
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St. Maarten - "The Dutch government is hell-bent on making St. Maarten look bad," former Justice Minister Roland Duncan said in a statement to a reporter of the website sxmislandtime.com yesterday. In a rant that lasted four-and-a-half minute Duncan,
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 31, 2013
St. Maarten - The Coast Guard and the French customs and gendarmerie intercepted this week a suspect go-fast in the coastal waters of French Saint Martin. A Coast Guard patrol plane spotted the go-fast whereupon the chase was on. The station ves
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 31, 2013
St. Maarten – Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams lauded “the efforts of the SHTA for their raising awareness” yesterday at the association’s hurricane preparedness conference at the convention hall in Carl’s Unique Inn in Cole Bay. The pr
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 31, 2013
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Association discusses issues with Minister Lake St. Maarten - The hospitality and trade association SHTA is interested in the Vromi-Minister Maurice Lake's Market in the Park plan where a space is reserved for a new SHTA-office. The government wil
Prime Minister Wescot-Williams call for continued economic growth may have raised some eyebrows in the private sector - the place where that growth has to manifest itself. Seldom have we heard members of parliament say anything positive about the
What is the difference between a cleaning company and a manpower organization? The Inspectorate of the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor discovered that they have a lot in common. That makes it worthwhile for decision makers, union leaders a
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 30, 2013
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[caption id="attachment_24231" align="alignleft" width="200"] Chief commissioner Peter de Witte is happy with the report from the visitation committee. File photo 2010.[/caption]St. Maarten / By Hilbert Haar - Bureaucracy has held the police force b
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 30, 2013
St. Maarten - Lenny Priest will launch his purple political party on Thursday in Middle Region. The party's name has not been divulged yet, but the invitation announces the color purple. The presentation begins at 5.30 p.m. Priest's come back to the
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 30, 2013
St. Maarten - The community of Simpson Bay has about had it with the Soggy Dollar Bar. In a petition signed by 85 residents, they ask for immediate assistance from Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams and Economic Affairs Minister Ted Richardson. The
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 30, 2013
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St. Maarten - After the shooting in the early morning hours of last Friday in the vicinity of the Tantra nightclub in Maho Reef, police dealt with two more shootings during the weekend. On the first occasion, the shooter hit a car with two bullets; t
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 30, 2013
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From left Mecca Moore, Samantha "Sammy B" Black, model Diandra Forrest, photographer Sameer Khan, Keoma Hamer, O.J. Williams and Trevor Pretty. Photo contributed.St. Maarten - KeLeHa Projects, a non-profit foundation aimed at raising cervical can
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 30, 2013
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GREAT BAY - The St. Maarten Nature Foundation received numerous reports last weekend about a group of people who were intentionally harming baby rays at the far end of Mullet Bay Beach, the foundation stated in a press release. During the summer m
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 30, 2013
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GREAT BAY - St. Maarten has to look at the financial developments on the island versus those in Curacao, Prime Minister Wescot-Williams said in a reaction to the report by the Central Bank. "In St. Maarten there would be no need for measures regardin
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 30, 2013
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St. Maarten - “Women are about 80% of the income decision makers in households in the Caribbean," Ogechi Anyanwu said yesterday. She is an event organizer and founder of SXM Girls Night Out. With such a powerful presence in the economy as consumers
Prime Minister Wescot-Williams' remarks about Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's suggestion to Governor Holiday about an integrity-probe neatly coincides with statements Ronald Bandell, the chairman of the Progress Committee for St. Maarten, makes i
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 29, 2013
Airport managing director Regina Labega welcomes the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the airport during his recent visit. Photo Today / Leo BrownSt. Maarten / By Jason Lista – The asphalt milling that was taken from the airport was “rea
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 29, 2013
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St. Maarten - By Hilbert Haar - Politicians in The Hague ignore pertinent information about St. Maarten and the decision to close the book on debt relief was unilateral and unfair, says Ronald Bandell, chairman of the Progress Committee St. Maarten:
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 29, 2013
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St. Maarten - As ironic as it may sound, the 70 students who winged out for Holland did so after shedding tears on the shoulders of loved ones, after the KLM flight was showered with water to mark the 18th anniversary of the Fire Department and last
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 29, 2013
St. Maarten - Governor Drs. Eugène Holiday had scheduled his Governor's Symposium this year for August 23. The theme of the symposium is sustainable development. The location for the event has not yet been disclosed, but a previous symposium was
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 29, 2013
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GREAT BAY - The Port of St. Maarten will welcome the Norwegian Getaway in February of next year. Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) will take delivery of the 146,600 gross tonnage Getaway in late January 2014, earlier than originally scheduled. The v
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 29, 2013
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St. Maarten - Remain vigilant for the hurricane season and do not become complacent, Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams said on her weekly radio program One on One with the Prime Minister. Although the island has thus far been spared, there is stil
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 29, 2013
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GREAT BAY - The Sint Maarten Insurance Brokers Association Siba has urged the parliament to address several insurance matters. Siba-President Neil Henderson notes in a press statement: "Some insurance companies no longer grant any form of coverage fo
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 29, 2013
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St. Maarten - One man was injured during a shooting that took place on Friday at 4 a.m. in the vicinity of the Tantra nightclub in Maho Reef. The victim, A.T., drove himself to the hospital for medical treatment. There were two other young men in his
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 29, 2013
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Prime Ministers Rutte and Wescot-Williams are all smiles at a press conference on Thursday July 18; now the mood has soured. Photo Today / Milton Pieters"Media took independence statement out of context" St. Maarten - The media took comments b
The word visitation has an ominous feel, and we understand that the police force was initially not to happy to become the subject of such an exercise. Now that the work is complete and the report is there, everybody is happy. The visitation commit
Smuggling cocaine is never smart, but it remains attractive because the rewards (or potential profits) are so high. While we have no definite information about the reason for the arrest of former policeman Marcel Loor in Paris, the rumors are persist
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 29, 2013
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St. Maarten - "The police force is the first organization that has been audited by independent outsiders," Justice Minister Dennis Richardson said yesterday afternoon when he received the first copy of the visitation report about the force from Frank
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 29, 2013
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St. Maarten - Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams says that she is very concerned about recent statements by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that he has instructed Governor Eugene Holiday to launch an inquiry into integrity within the government. Ru
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 29, 2013
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St. Maarten – Governor Eugene Holiday, officiated the appointment of, and administered the oath of office to the minister of tourism, economic affairs, transport and telecommunication and the deputy minister plenipotentiary of the current cabinet o
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 29, 2013
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St. Maarten – Prices of unleaded gasoline and diesel experienced an increase as of Sunday. Unleaded gasoline will go from 2.519 guilders per liter to 2.599 guilders a liter, and diesel will go from 2.094 guilders per liter to 2.174 guilders per
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 29, 2013
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St. Maarten -As he assumed office on Thursday afternoon, the new Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication Thadeus ‘Ted’ Richardson inherited tons of work; from business licenses that still need to be processed or can
The story that Robbie's Lottery owner Robbie dos Santos wants to settle his court case with the Public Prosecutor's Office has not been confirmed yet, but the thought of such a possibility to escape criminal prosecution must have caused some concerns
Civil servants in Amsterdam are about to be robbed of an official holiday. The factions of the Labor Party PvdA and D66 support an initiative of the VVD to take away the day off on May 1, Labor Day. This is not as shocking as it looks. Amsterdam i
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 26, 2013
St. Maarten – The President of the Central Bank for Curacao and St. Maarten, Emsley Tromp, said yesterday that the important thing for the government of St. Maarten to do is to create “confidence in our economy.” Otherwise, the president warned
